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Old Mon Sep 15, 2014, 11:29am
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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman View Post
I just noticed something else that can cause confusion in the statement of the problem: the use of the word "against" to describe fouls when "by" is probably, but not necessarily, meant. A foul is committed by someone against an opponent (or just against nobody, in the case of some fouls); a penalty is assessed against a team whose player fouled.
So then you are saying the Illegal Shift was against the defense?
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